The Voyage to the New World mark a time of discovery and the start of the expansion of other nations within the territory that is known today as the United States. Although there were numerous explorers during the time trying to receive renowned exposure for their discovery, there are few are still recalled. Some of the most prominent explore of the era include Columbus, De Las Casas, and De Vaca. The explorers shared a lust for adventure and a vision for expansion the pieces of writing left by Columbus, De Las Casas, and De Vaca recounts their journey while exploring what was known as the New World during their time. The three men had different religious and political values which were put to the test as they witness the bloodshed of the native
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Despite Christopher Columbus reputation as a brave explorer, it seems he ran into more problems during his voyage than history acknowledges. Christopher Columbus believed that he was granted the right to travel to bring glory to his country. Columbus writing is centered on his viewpoints as well as his struggle and triumphs as opposed to the people that inhabited the area he entered. Columbus can turn a blind eye towards the wellbeing of the Natives to expand the wealth and sensible intuition of his nation. Christopher Columbus writing throughout his voyage displayed him as a man obsessed with becoming renowned for being an explorer. He had an undying need to be respected and regarded as one of the first explorers of the new world. In his writing he recounts “The lands which here obey your highness are more extensive and richer than all other Christian nations” (P.37), displaying his focus on wealth and receiving approval from his …show more content…
He believed that slavery was wrong according to Christian values of other lives. De Las Casa viewpoint had a substantial effect on how he recounted the experiences in Hispania. De Las Casa recounts Columbus’s capture of Indians on the Guanahani Island as “The first injustice committed in the Indies “(p.38). De Las Casas writing was eventually translated into English by Herman Briffault, in a piece of literature called “From the Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies.” In his writings “From the Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies” he recounts the terrible atrocities that occurred in the first excavation of the New World. In his recollection, he recounts the slaughter of innocent Natives elderly both babies, the rape of its women, and the metaphorical rape and depopulation that occurred in the area. De Las Casa notes “this was the first land in the new world to be destroyed and depopulated by the Christian, and here they began their subject of the women and children, taking them away from the Indians to use them and ill use them (39).” De Las Casa writing displayed empathy for the Native American as De Las Casa was aware of the suffering of the Native
Despite Christopher Columbus reputation as a brave explorer, it seems he ran into more problems during his voyage than history acknowledges. Christopher Columbus believed that he was granted the right to travel to bring glory to his country. Columbus writing is centered on his viewpoints as well as his struggle and triumphs as opposed to the people that inhabited the area he entered. Columbus can turn a blind eye towards the wellbeing of the Natives to expand the wealth and sensible intuition of his nation. Christopher Columbus writing throughout his voyage displayed him as a man obsessed with becoming renowned for being an explorer. He had an undying need to be respected and regarded as one of the first explorers of the new world. In his writing he recounts “The lands which here obey your highness are more extensive and richer than all other Christian nations” (P.37), displaying his focus on wealth and receiving approval from his …show more content…
He believed that slavery was wrong according to Christian values of other lives. De Las Casa viewpoint had a substantial effect on how he recounted the experiences in Hispania. De Las Casa recounts Columbus’s capture of Indians on the Guanahani Island as “The first injustice committed in the Indies “(p.38). De Las Casas writing was eventually translated into English by Herman Briffault, in a piece of literature called “From the Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies.” In his writings “From the Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies” he recounts the terrible atrocities that occurred in the first excavation of the New World. In his recollection, he recounts the slaughter of innocent Natives elderly both babies, the rape of its women, and the metaphorical rape and depopulation that occurred in the area. De Las Casa notes “this was the first land in the new world to be destroyed and depopulated by the Christian, and here they began their subject of the women and children, taking them away from the Indians to use them and ill use them (39).” De Las Casa writing displayed empathy for the Native American as De Las Casa was aware of the suffering of the Native